After leaving Joe, I stop at the newsstand that is open late and I pick up a copy of China Daily, an English edition of daily news.

The newsstand is located on a part of the campus that has produce stands, restaurants, a bank and other buildings which, during class changes, is teeming with foot and bicycle traffic.

The bank in that newsstand section has an ATM machine that swallowed my debit card when I first arrived at Peking University, during the holiday winter-break week—the week when hardly anyone was on campus.

Joe was with me at the time and, luckily, he was able to use the "ubiquitous" and cell-phone someone who spoke Chinese. Joe handed the ubiquitous cell phone to the bank manager who understood the predicament and retrieved my debit car from the guts of that machine. The bank manager at my local bank in the states later tells me that retrieving a card from a machine is something they would never do.

That same campus bank that swallows up my card, will later gulp down the card of other visitors.

China Daily is well-written and gives a good picture of what is going on all over China; and, while the focus obviously is an “official” one, the breadth of reporting and op-ed pieces are often stimulating.

What follows in Part 3 of this journal are headlines and lead stories that appear in China Daily, during my three-month stay in China.)

A VARIETY OF HEADLINE STORIES FROM THE PAGES OF THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER “CHINA DAILY”
(Feb 16-May 21)

NEW RULE LIKELY ON PENSION FUNDSGOV’T SET TO TAKE OVER MANAGEMENT OF
CORPORATE ANNUITIES NEXT YEARBMW RACES WITH AUDI FOR GOV’T LISTLUXURY CARMAKER KEEN TO BE PART
OF HIGH-RANKING OFFICIALS FLEET

BULL RUN DRIVEN BY BANKS

STRONG SUPPORT FOR PROPOSAL
TO SCRAP INTEREST TAX

STOCK MARKET A MAGNET FOR INVESTORSSHARES AND FUNDS ACCOUNT
FOR MORE OF RESIDENT’S SAVINGS
REPORT: COVER-UP IN CAVE-IN ACCIDENT

BUSH POKES FUN AT FRIENDS, FOES —AND HIMSELF

BIRD FLU DEATHA 16-YEAR-OLD BOY HAS DIED FROM BIRD FLU
IN EAST CHINA’S ANHUI PROVINCE

26 MINERS KILLEDDEATH TOLL AT A SHANXI COAL MINE

IN CHINA, EATING OUT IS NOW DEFINITELY IN

BAD TOURISM OPERATORS PUT ON NOTICE
IKEA KICKS OFF FACILITY (IN SHANGHAI)BIGGEST IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, AS IT STEPS UP EFFORTS
TO CASH IN ON CHINA’S BOOMING CONSUMER MARKET

HEED GLOBAL WARMING ON SINKING SHANGHAI

STRESS IS A LAUGHING MATTERFUDAN UNIVERSITY’S PYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTANCY’S
CENTER . . . HAS SET UP A HEARTFELT LAUGHING CLUB.
THE CENTER WILL HOLD TRAINING SESSIONS
FOR STUDENTS TO COPE WITH STRESS AND DEPRESSION

PROTECTING MINORITIESTO MAINTAIN HARMONY, THE GUARANTEE
OF EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL 56 ETHNIC GROUPS
IS A PREREQUISITE. . .

TRADE UNIONSMcDONALD’S AND KFC HAVE PROMISED
TO SET UP TRADE UNIONS IN THEIR GUANGDONG
OUTLETS.

GHOST OF ILLITERACY RETURNS
TO HAUNT COUNTRY

MACAU OVERTAKES LAS VEGAS
TO BECOME WORLD’S GAMING CAPITAL

BELL TOLLS IN BEIJING FOR NASDAQNASDAQ, THE FIRST US EXCHANGE
TO MARK THE TRADING DAY FROM CHINA,
HAS ATTRACTED 40 CHINESE COMPANIES WITH A
COMBINED MARKET CAPITULATION
OF $30 BILLIONSTATUTORY BANK RATIO HIKED AGAINMOVE AIMED AT MOPPING UP
EXCESS LIQIDITY IN MARKETDOWNER: SECURITY PACT BETWEEN
JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA DOES NOT
TARGET CHINA

COMPUTER PORN SWAP
SPARKS JAPAN DEFENSE LEAK FUROR

POPULATION PRESSUREIN THE NATION’S CAPIAL, TRAFFIC JAMS, AIR POLLUTION
CAUSED BY EXHAUST EMISSIONS FROM NEARLY
3 MILLION CARS AND PRESSURE ON WATER SUPPLIES
ARE PART OF THE POPULATION CRUSH LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS ATTEMPTING TO DEAL WITH.EXPECT CHINA’S EXPORTS
TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND

TIME TO BUILD PAST INTO CITY IMAGECITY LEADERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHARACTER
OF THE CITY IS ONE OF ITS ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC
RESOURCES

HEADQUARTERS SET UP FOR CONFUCIUS SCHOOLSDEMAND FOR CHINESE TEACHING RISES WORLDWIDE

TRADE WITH REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK)
TO GET “BIG BOOST”

ENVOY MEETS SUDAN LEADER
10% OF GDP NOW COMES FROM SEA, SAYS REPORTTHIS IS THE FIRST TIME STATISTICIANS HAVE ADOPTED THE
METHODOLOGY OF GDP ACCOUNTING TO DESCRIBE THE GROWTH
OF THE OCEAN ECONOMY.

GOVERNMENT SERVICES GET POOR MARKS

BUSINESS BRIBERY FIGHT

OLYMPICS SET FOR FAMILY-STYLE FUN
JESUS DRINKING COCA-COLA? NOT THIS EASTER.THE ITALIAN FILM “7 KM FROM JERUSALEM” IS
ABOUT AN ITALIAN ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE, SOUL
SEARCHING AFTER LOSING HIS JOB. HE
FLEES TO JERUSALEM, WHERE
‘HE RUNS INTO JESUS. HE OFFERS JESUS
A CAN OF COCA-COLA AND, SEEING JESUS DRINK,
HE THINKS, “WHAT A TESTAMONIAL!”
APPARENTLY, COCA-COLA DISAGREED.

THEY MAY BE SHORT BUT THEY HAVE
PLENTY OF HEARTTWENTY DWARFS RECENTLY GATHERED IN NANJING
TO SHARE THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THEIR LIVES
AND CAREERS.

IT’S A MAN, IT’S A WOMAN,
SHE HAS A BABYA MONTH AFTER WORKING IN
THE RESTAURANT AND PRETENDING TO
BE A MAN, GAO LINSEN SHOCKED
HER COLLEAGUES WHEN SHE DELIVERED A BABY BOY
IN THE EATERY’S BATHROOM.

HOTEL GUESTS TO BE GIVEN AIDS WARNING

IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE AFTER
“SEX AND THE CITY.”THE SOCIALITE AUTHOR BEHIND THE HIT SHOW IS BACK
WITH A TALE OF POWER AND MARRIAGE IN MANHATTAN.
HER NEW SET OF MODERN GIRLS ABOUT TOWN ARE
ABOUT TO HIT US TV SCREENS

EYING A PLACE IN THE RECORD BOOKSA DAILIAN MAN IS LOOKING TO A PLACE IN
GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS FOR, HE CLAIMS,
BEING ABLE TO PUT OUt CANDLES WITH
THE USE OF JUST HIS EYES.SOIL SURVEY TO MONITOR POLLUTIONREPORT CLAIMS MORE THAN 10%
OF FARMLAND IS CONTAMINATED

BRIBES REVEALEDFORMER HEAD OF DRUG WATCHDOG
HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF TAKING BRIBES
TOTALING MORE THAN $647,000.

BANK COMPETITIONDOMESTIC BANKS HAVE TO BE WARY
OF COMPETITION AFTER THE COUNTRY LIFTED
RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN BANKS.

NATION FACES GRIM JOB SITUATIONCHINA FACES A MAJOR CHALLENGE
IN MEETING ITS GOAL OF CREATING 9 MILLION JOBS
THIS YEAR, A SENIOR OFFICIAL ADMITTED
YESTERDAY.

ENERGY PLAN: RELIANCE ON COAL
AND OIL TO BE EASED.THE CHANGE WAS CHARTED BECAUSE OF
THE HIGH ENVIORONMENTAL AND HUMAN
COST OF COAL MINING AS WELL AS SOARING OIL PRICES.

BULL RUN APRIL 11, 07/ SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET SURGES
FOR SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE DAY, WITH
INDEX HITTING A RECORD HIGH.TRADE SURPLUS FALLS SHARPLYCHINA’S TRADE SURPLUS IN MARCH NARROWED
DRASTICALLY BY 38 PERCENT, FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT
MEASURES TO CURB THE IMBALANCE.

US CRITICIZED FOR WTO COMPLAINTS OVER PIRACY

DROUGHT AND DEVELOPMENT KILLING KOALAS

PRESIDENT ENDORSES LAW ALLOWING ABORTIONPORTUGAL’S PRESIDENT YESTERDAY RATIFIED
A NEW LAW PERMITTING ABORTION UP UNTIL
THE 10TH WEEK OF PREGNAANCY, BRINGING THE
ROMAN CATHOLIC COOUNTRY IN LINE WITH MOST OF
ITS EUROPEAN NEIGHBORS.

IT’S TIME TO TURN FOCUS ON PRIVATE FUND SECTORSMALL FUNDS ACCOUNT FOR 30-40%
OF THE STOCK MARKET’S TURNOVER

FIRST-QUARTER VEHICLE SALES INCREASE BY 22.2%

BAO STEEL PROFIT JUMPS BY 150% ON RISING PRICES

NUNS ON THE RUN WITH STATUESTHE DISAPPEARANCE IN SPAIN OF THREE
16TH CENTUIRY STATUES HAS LED TO A
GROUP OF NUNS BEING ACCUSED OF THEFT.

CHINA, JAPAN LEADERS PAVE WAY FORWARDPACTS SIGNED ON ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY.

ONE SATELLITE LAUNCHED,
AND ANOTHER REPAIRED—THE COUNTRY CELEBRATED THE LAUNCH
OF AN OCEANIC SURVEY SATELLITE AND THE
FIXING OF A MALFUNCTIONING SATELLITE
THAT WAS BLASTED OFF TWO MONTHS AGO.TOP EARNERS ARE BIG GIVERS, TOOTHE RICH IN CHINA OFTEN TAKE FLAK
FOR BEING TIGHT-FISTED
WHEN IT COMES TO CHARITY — BUT. . .

ROBUST ECONOMYIMF PREDICTS AN ENERGETIC GLOBAL
ECONOMY FOR 2007-08
BUT WEAK US GROWTH

ENGLISH SPOKEN HERE, THE CAPTAL WANTS TO SEE AND HEAR
BEIJING’S PLAN TO WIPE OUT MISTRANSLATED
ENGLISH-LANGUAGE SIGNS IS JUST ONE
PART OF A BROADER EFFORT TO PREPARE
THE CITY TO WELCOME EVERYONE HERE FOR
THE 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES.

CHINA STRUGGLING TO GET PAST
ITS TRANSLATION BOTTLENECK

DOCTORS PULL OUT NAIL
LODGED IN MAN’S LUNG

WOMAN ON CELL PHONE
TOPPLES OFF TERRACE

URANIUM RESERVE TO BE BUILTMOVE AIMED AT EXPANDING SHARE OF NUCLEAR
POWER IN ENERGY USE

TEEN KEEPS TO ROOM ALL
DAY AFTER SCHOOL STRESS—STOPPED GOING TO SCHOOL
FOUR YEARS AGO. , , , EVER SINCE,
HE HAS KEPT TO HIS ROOM, PLAYING ON
HIS COMPUTER THE WHOLE DAY,
AND DOES NOT LET ANYONE IN.
HE HAS NOT SAID A SINGLE WORD TO HIS
PARENTS ALL THESE YEARS.
SOUTH ASIA SHOWING NEW COOPERATIVE SPIRITTHE LEADERS AGREED TO SET IN OPERATION
THE $300 MILLION SAARC DEVELOPMENT
FUND, ESTABLISH THE SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY
(STARTING IN NEW DELHI),
CREATE THE SAARC FOOD BANK AND THE
SAARC ARBITRATION COUNCIL
FREEDOM TO BLOG IS NOT FREEDOM TO SLANDERWHEN MY FRIEND RECALLED THE EARLY DAYS OF THE “CULTURAL
REVOLUTION” (1966-76) HE ASKED ME HOW’D I FEEL WHEN I, AS A TEENAGER, WENT THROUGH MY HOME ALLEY, WHOSE WALLS WERE PLASTERED WITH POSTERS SCREAMING OUT SLANDEROUS WORDS AGAINJST MY FATHER.. . .IN THOSEDAYS MANY PEOPLE BECAME TARGETS FOR SLANDER IN THE PUBLIC NAMEROOTING OUT “CAPATALIST ROADERS,” ANTI REVOLUTIONARIES,” “TRAITORS,”
OR “WESTERN SPIES.”

BATTLE AGAINST WORKPLACE BIAS ‘TOUGH’SURVEY: PHYSICALLY-CHALLENGED AND
PEOPLE WITH INFECTUOUS DISEASES ARE AMONG
PEOPLE WHO FACE THE MOST DISCRIMINATION IN CHINA
CHINA TRADE A BOOST TO AFRICA’S ECONOMY

ASIA VOWS HELP TO MAINTAIN PROGRESSREPRESENTATIVES OF SEVERAL ASIAN COUNTRIES YESTERDAY
PLEDGED TO MAKE AVAILABLE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTISE
TO HELP AFRICAWITH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
IT’S A HUGE MARKET OUT THERE,
BUT TREAD SOFTLY

MAJOR DISCOVERY INCREASES OIL RESERVES
MORE OIL, GAS FINDS LIKELY AT BOHAINEW ENERGY CLUSTERS WILL DRIVE FUTURE OUTPUT,
SAYS CNOOC
MEGA CAR PLANT GETS GOINGNANJING; US CARMAKER FORD COMPANY’S $312.5 MILLION
DOLLAR PLANT WITH ITS JAPANESE UNIT, MAZDA
MOTOR CORP KICKED OFF PRODUCTION YESTERDAY
IN THIS CAPITAL CITY OF EAST CHINA’S JIANGSU PROVINCE
AFRICA UPBEAT OVER TIES WITH CHINA

SHANGHAI COMMITTED TO ITS AGING POPULATIONTHE MORE OLD PEOPLE A CITY HAS, THE GREATER THE NEED FOR
PENSION AND MEDICAL FUNDS, WHICH PUTS EVEN MORE PRESSURE
ON THE DWINDLING NUMBER OF WORKERS

PRIVILEGED KIDS FORCED TO WEAR MASKS“IT IS SAD TO SEE THAT SOME STUDENTS ARE GOING TO
SUPER LUXURIOUS SCHOOLS WHILE MANY OTHERS
CANNOT EVEN AFFORD AN ORDINARY ONE DUE TO
INCREASINGLY HIGH TUITION FEES.”
AIRPORT GEERS UP FOR GAMES

OILFIELD MAY HAVE ‘MORE
RESERVES’ THAN ESTIMATEDIT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THE OFFICIAL
RESERVE FIGURE TO BE ASSESSED BY STATE
RESOURCE AUTHORITY, WILL EXCEED 1
BILLION TONS.

HEALTHCARE FOR ALLMEDICAL INSURANCE COVERING ALL URBAN
RESIDENTS WILL BE LAUNCHED ON A TRIAL
BASIS IN SOME CITIES THIS YEAR. . .PART OF
AN AMBITIOUS PLAN TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL MEDICAL
INSURANCE.
SOCIAL WORKERS DISCUSS DEATH
WITH THE FAMILYTHE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG IS CONDUCTING A SERIES OF
WORKSHOPS ON PREPARING FOR DEATH
A WOMAN DISLOCATED HER JAW
WHILE LAUGHING AT A MAHJONG GAME

‘RIGHT TO BE SILENT’ MAY BE GRANTEDAMENDMENT TO CRIMINAL LAW
AIMS TO CURB FORCED CONFESSIONS

BEIJING TARGETS SMOKERSCHINA IS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CONSUMER
OF TOBACCO, WITH A MARKET WORTH $65,03 BILLION
THANKS TO ITS 460 MILLION PLUS SMOKERS

'Economy not to decline after Olympics'Beijing's party chief said that the economy
of the Chinese capital will not slow down after
the 2008 Olympic Games as investment and consumption
will continue to soar.

Sinopec establishing oil reserve firmAsia's top refiner is busy building up China's first
commercial oil reserve company as the country f
ocuses more on securing vital energy supplies.

Reform Dickensian Hong Kong Economists in Hong Kong seem to agree
that the widening gap between rich and poor
is threatening to erode the social fabric on which
the vibrant economy is imprinted.